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Organization and Nature of Operations - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 quarry coal_reserve company plant terminal	Oct. 01, 2014 quarry plant terminal
Collaborative Arrangements Non collaborative Arrangements And Business Acquisitions Transactions [Line Items]
Number of coal producing regions | coal_reserve	3
Number of operating companies owned | company	2
Ciner Wyoming
Collaborative Arrangements Non collaborative Arrangements And Business Acquisitions Transactions [Line Items]
Percentage of partnership interest owned (percent)	49.00%
VantaCore Partners LP
Collaborative Arrangements Non collaborative Arrangements And Business Acquisitions Transactions [Line Items]
Number of hard rock quarries | quarry	4	3
Number of sand and gravel plants	6	6
Number of asphalt plants	2	2
Number of marine terminal | terminal	2	1

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 323
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571

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